Once Upon a Time....

My dear Mom turned 89 years young in July.

To celebrate this milestone, I tried an open-faced easel card to

celebrate the event.  It took a while to figure out exactly what

my design would be, but all in all, I am quite pleased with the result.

Although this will not be mailed, this is the card all folded up.

I started with a pretty pink glitter cardstock,

cut the middle three times and layered it in place.

The cut is from StoryBook.

I added a chocolate ribbon to the side, scrolling borders in white glitter cardstock,

another scroll from Home Decor adorns the bottom,

and hand-made flowers complete with a gemstone stamen along

with green glitter foliage finish the front.

The large baubel in the left corner is actually a costume party ring that

I took the bottom off and "popped" for added dimension.

This is a large card when opened up the whole way.

Since I really had no instructions, I pieced the bottom section on and

covered it with another scrolling border in pink that matches the ones on the front.

The inside background is computer generated from a print program,

and is done in muted colors.  I think it matches perfectly!

The sentiment is printed on a pearly translucent paper,

embossed with the Swiss Dots CB folder,

framed in the same cut from the card front,

and embellished with a dragonfly punch (cut 3X) and a butterfly.

                      Even the back of the card is complete with her age (cut from StoryBook),

 and a special "Happy Birthday" from the ACY cart,

                                 This card is so pretty.......it actually shimmers in the sunlight.

There are so many dimensions and small added touches that I

think my Mom will love it as much as I do.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

I will be entering this in the DL Art Happy Birthday Linky Party.

TFL!